linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: add chomp like helper function

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Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:41:56 +0100
From:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>
Cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: add chomp like helper function

On wo, 2016-03-16 at 12:42 +0100, Michal Marek wrote:
> For this particular use, it's probably easier to just write
> 
> conf_warning("unexpected data: %.*s",
> 	     (int)strcspn(line, "\r\n"), line);

OK. (Next time I'll try listen to the voice in my head whispering:
"There must be an easier way to do this.".)

> Or do you see more use cases for the chomp function?

No.

> No matter how the string is constructed, I like the verbose warning :)

I'll respin and resend (in a few hours).

Thanks,


Paul Bolle